Where does “alloppiare” come from?

alloppiare (Italian) comes from Italian oppio, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

alloppiare (Italian): To spike a drink with opium; To send to sleep...

Definitions

  1. To spike a drink with opium; To send to sleep...

Ancestry of “alloppiare”, step by step

alloppiare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian oppio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoppioopium; Alternative form of loppio; first-person...
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Italian l’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianl’the
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός